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Thursday January 30, 2025

God invites us to live in freedom.  Freedom for us was so important to God that He was willing to give the life of His Son so that we could experience new life and peace. 

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  (2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV) 


Some of us who have lived a lifestyle of “doing as we please” may feel that following Jesus will limit our freedom.  However, the limits that God sets for us can be compared to the function of guard rails on a mountain road.  They keep us from going over the edge and harming ourselves.  As we choose to follow God’s principles in all our affairs, we avoid deceit and shame, and the confusion that often accompanies doing what seems “right in our own eyes.” 

You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God. You’re blessed when you follow his directions, doing your best to find him. That’s right—you don’t go off on your own; you walk straight along the road he set.  (Psalm 119:1-3 MSG) 

A person who chooses a life of self-will and sin is eventually trapped by their own choices.  Sin produces evil desires.  Initially, when a person gives into temptation, they are deceived into thinking they will always be free to choose.  However, sin is not satisfied with just a little bit of our lives.  When it has its way with us we are mastered by its bondage and are doomed to obey its evil desires.  This is well described in the AA slogan, “One drink is too many and a thousand is never enough.” 

Choosing God’s way in every situation helps us to avoid the oppression and destruction that sin brings.  The freedom to live well, as revealed to us through the Word of God, is truly worth having. 

Prayer:  Loving God, Thank You for the wisdom of Your Word as recorded in the Bible.  Help me to follow your directions and walk steadily with You on the road to freedom.  Amen

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